Srirangapatna, Karnataka

Srirangapatna, is a town that is completely enclosed by the river Kaveri to form a river island. The Ranganthaswamy temple is one of the oldest, with inscriptions from 984 A.D. from the Ganga dynasty, before the Hoysalas took over in the 12th century and made renovations to it. The temple is protected by the Archaeological Survey of India as a monument of national importance. Srirangapatna also became the de facto capital of Mysore under Hyder Ali and Tipu Sultan.